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Our knitting events offer all levels of knitters everything from beginning skills to advanced techniques and we can help you accomplish all your knitting goals. Should you have any questions about the classes, feel free to contact the Studio at 510.525.YARN (9276).

This 10-week series is a knitting workshop designed to bring knitters together to share their knitting dreams, skills and friendship. It’s a wonderful setting to enhance your knitting skills! There are three different sessions from which to choose; they fill quickly so sign up early. We offer the workshop year-round; there is always another workshop coming soon.

Have you been wanting to know how to click those needles with all the wonderful yarns on the market? This is your chance. Sign for this introductory 2-hr knitting session where you will learn to cast on, knit and purl. From this brief introduction to knitting you can “click” right into the next series of knitting classes. Join Carolyn for a fun 2-hrs.

Have you just learned to knit and want to know more? During this series you will learn several ways to cast on, bind off, increase and decrease. You will continue to learn about stitch construction and correcting mistakes. You will become familiar with reading knitting patterns as well as how to read the yarn ball band. With that knowledge, you will go on a "field trip" in the studio and learn to select yarn for a project ... you can choose to knit a sampler scarf, hat, wrist warmers. Materials list available upon registration.

Building on the Level 1 Series, or your previous experience, there is still more to learn. This series expands on the several ways to cast on, increase and decrease, how to "read" your stitches, to fix mistakes and we will focus on neat edges. You will learn more about reading patterns and how to use patterns as inspiration so that you may customize to your size and taste. There will be another "field trip" through the Studio to broaden your knowledge of yarn selection and pattern selection. You will embark on a knitting project of your choice that will encompass new learning for you.

Enrollment note: this series is open to any student who completed abeginning knitting workshop or has equivalent experience and wishes to learn the skills covered in Level 2. Beginning Knitting Series-Level 1 is not a requirement for enrollment.

Building on Levels 1 & 2, or your previous experience, you will learn more about stitch construction, stitch and pattern design, and correcting mistakes. This series will spend more time on fiber, yarn labels and pattern selection. Along with this, you will enhance your ability to customize patterns to size, stitch pattern and fiber. This series will have you starting a project that is a wearable garment, such as a sweater, poncho or vest.

Enrollment note: this series is open to any student who has taken a beginning knitting class or has equivalent experience and wishes to learn the skills covered in this class. Beginning Knitting Series-Level 2 is not a requirement for enrollment.

We are having so much knitting socks! We started with the Vintage Sock patterns featured in Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks...and we continue on. Join us each month as we continue to knit socks...handknit socks are the best. Once you've worn a pair, you will be forever addicted to knitting socks.

You can also embark on socks in this "Club" with the Basic Sock Pattern

This basic sock is now being taught ina 3-wk session and then you can consider moving onto The Forever Sock ClubWith the top-down basic sock pattern, the skills that you will acquire or build upon include: the long-tail cast on, joining the round, knitting in the round, the heel, short rows to turn the heel, gussets, and the kitchner stitch.

You will learn to custom fit the sock. Once you've made a sock, you will want to make more and more! Join us for this fun class.

Materials: sock-weight yarn and size 2 double point needles

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Learn how to knit this basic sock in this 3-wk sesson spread out over 6 weeks. Then you can move onto The Socks Forever Club

Recently I visited family in Colorado and once again was a guest of Avril and Delmar. As my plane was landing in Denver,I was thinking about what kind of thank you could I give them? Besides being family and good friends, they are so generous....a room to stay, a car to travel Eastern Colorado and lots of talking as we catch up on things.

I remembered that I had given Avril some yarn a while ago as a thank you for all the help they gave me when my dad was ill.

The "light bulb" came on and I thought I'd see if she had knit the sweater...and if she hadn't then I would knit it for her or make an afghan. She voted for an afghan.....then I became inspired to match 7 other yarns to her colorway....and bingo new thoughts about color design.

This knitalong is designed to encourage you to look into your "yarn stash" and embark upon a color-creativity journey.

Last year Jan and I worked the MaggiKnits booth at Stitches. We both coveted the shawl across the aisle. To quote from the Skein Lane blog

........"While we loved what we were selling in the MaggiKnits booth, we were both taken with a shawl that we saw featured across the aisle in a fellow retailer’s booth. On that Saturday I “marched” right over, said that I wanted it, asked that it be put aside and stated I would pick it up Sunday. Note….Jan and I often have similiar tastes in style and color. She “marched” right over on Saturday and purchased the shawl kit. Imagine my surprise when I went over on Sunday and was told that I had already picked it up!! Little did Jan and I know that only one kit of that color choice was available when we went shopping. She went home with the “Wrap Me Up” by Knitting At Noon kit and mine went on special order. Now it took a while for mine to come, but that was okay as I have been on this knitting marathon for gift afghans… weddings, thank-yous, babies, and graduations. I now am almost ready to start. Jan was the trailblazer on this…I get to follow in her wake! Be sure to zoom in on the photo of Jan’s shawl to see the yarn color (Paintbox from K1C2) and the stitch detail. "

Karen tells us, "We'll spend most of our time together learning and practicing the Moebius Cast On as developed by Cat Bordhi. (It's a chance for even experienced knitters to be beginners again!) Then we'll be off on our individual infinite loops of yarny adventure. As we work, we will learn about the whys and wherefores of the method, how to correct common mistakes, lots of "what-happens-ifs ...?" and tips for binding off. Many moebius examples will be available for inspection, and in addition to the scarf we'll start in class, you will receive a complimentary pattern for a Moebius Wrap.

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TBA

Fee:

$35.00

Homework

None

Materials

one US #10, 10.5, OR 11 (6mm, 6.5mm, OR 8mm), 40 or 47 inches long, 200 yards of worsted- to aran-weight yarn, not "hairy" or very textured - one stitch marker

Try knitting a sweater with a different perspective - top down! In this four-week workshop (over 6 weeks), we will knit sweaters that are the perfect size and shape for each of us. We have been having so much fun making top-down sweaters that some of us are doing it for a second or third time. Join us for this empowering sweater making technique. And this is a perfect class for your first sweater or anyone interested in trying this construction. I'ts a great class for understanding sizing and stitch construction. Your yarn choice can be any guage that is suitable for the body type that you willl be fitting. The yardage and the needle size are specific to the yarn. Contact Skein Lane Studio at 510.525.9276 or 510.734.4351 for individual help in yarn selection.

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TBA

Fee:

$55

Homework:

None

Materials

Yarn can be purchased at beginning of class if not already purchased. Any weight yarn is fine....keeping in mind that the smaller the gauge, the longer it will take to knit. Select needle size appropriate to yarn.

Have you been wanting to knit lace...but not quite sure where to begin? This 3-hour session will have you "lacing" within the first hour of this class. We will work on lace cuff edges and also edgings for stoles, scarves, towels, pillow cases, etc.

The percentage sweater, inspired by Elizabeth Zimmerman, is yet another opportunity to personalize your sweater fit. This sweater is knit from the bottom up in the round.....the body and the sleeves separately and then joined for the yoke. It's a fun sweater and there is ample time built into the 4-session workshop to complete your sweater. Join us...it will be a lot of fun and a great deal of satisfaction as you successfully complete the project.

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TBA

Fee:

$55

Homework

Complete your gauge swatch and determine your desired circumference. Cast on the number of stitches (gauge x circumference) and knit the desired length to armhole. Call 510.508.7048 for homework consultation.

Want to convert your flat knitting into the round? This is an opportunity to understand pattern construction...how construction is in flat knitting (5 pieces: 2 fronts, back and 2 sleeves) and then how to convert that information into knitting in the rounds. Knitting in the round will reduce your seaming needs and it will often help self-striping yarns look better. With the addition of a false seam, you can create a drape for your garment that will cause it to lay beautifully on the body

Have you had your colors done? This workshop will be a great chance to review what colors are best for you and the ways in which colors can be combined. An example would be that I cannot wear blue.....and in fact, just recently in a knitting workshop as I tried on a knitted blue sweater, it was immediately noted that I "washed out". Let's spend some time getting intimate with our colors and thus choose what's best for each of us.

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TBA

Fee:

$25.00

Homework

None

Materials

Bring some thing that you really to wear and something that you don't - both as they relate to color

MaggiKnits designs are beautiful works of art - to knit and then to wear! When I was selecting buttons at a local fabric store (Stone Mountain & Daughter)for my recently completed La Alhambra poncho-like shawl, the person helping me described my piece as a work of art and that I should select buttons accordingly. Good advice! In the meantime....there are several choices, i.e. La Alhambra, Alaca, Pico Valeta (all stoles) to choose from Book 11 to knit and that will be our focus for this Spring/Summer knitalong. We will knitting works of art...then we will have to go out for an evening dinner wearing our new designs. Join us for a fun knitalong.

There were so many choices for a summer knitalong and it was narrowed down to two...and even with that I am offering modifications on the first design...primarily to accomodate my love of V-neck designs.

The first design - a lace style sweater/top is perfect for a summer knitalong....we can knit away on a lightweight project that will be perfect for wearing in our Indian Summer Days and even those surprise summer days here in the San Francisco Bay Area. This design comes to us from Kristen Ten Dyke, featured in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Vogue. The designer chose Classic Elite Yarns Premier (pima cotton/tencel) with a gauge of
5½ sts/inch on #6 needles.

The second design is a lovely summer tank that takes you many places - the beach, the cafe, and out for the evening. This design comes to us from Dawn Leeseman, also featured in the Spring/Summuer 2008 issue of Vogue.

This sweater was featured in the Fall 2000 issue of Knitter's Magazine. One of my former staff made this sweater out of Mission Falls 1824 wool, and I "inherited" it. It is one of my favorites, it's very comfortable and I always get compliments when I wear it. As stated in Knitter's Magazine, "This pullover combines an easy-to-knit circular body and flattering ribbed yoke".

This lovely design comes to us from Norah Gaughan and is published in Interweave Knits - Winter 2006. To quote Interweave, "A Rich Play of Texture Patterns - twist stitches, cables, and ribs - embellishes Norah Gaughan's fitted cardigan. Small gussets worked in seed stitch taper from the hem to shape the waist on front and back, and three-quarter length sleeves end just below the elbow. A scalloped crocheted edging finishes the narrow shawl collar and buttonbands.

Photography by Chris Hartlove

Status

Finished - This was a wonderful knitalong with many successful results!

This knitalong is completed. Several of us are wearing our Eisnstein Jackets and others are getting ready...their knitting needles are clicking away. The Einstein Jacket is a wonderful example of modular garter knitting and some simple but elegant finishing techniques.

This knitalong has been inspired by the lovely examples of Log Cabin Knitting in Mason*Dixon Knitting and my own interest in this blanket shaping. This knitalong offered a chance to experiment with color and texture while "building" a log cabin design.

Status

Check our blog for all the wonderful Log Cabin Afghans that have been completed.

The popular series Great American Afghans is now the
subject of a great new monthly series at Skein Lane. We will follow the book, Great American Aran Afghans, and learn the techniques to create 24 heirloom-quality knit squares. Designs include beautiful cable patterns and other interesting textures. Join us for all or just some
of the sessions. Completed squares will be assembled at the end of the series, or you can make beautiful pillows with the panels. Supply list available upon request.